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Born on Friday February 17, 1612
- Judith Schwarz, Herbrechtingen († 1677)
- Jannet Yuill (Wood), Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland († 1658)
- Jean CARRE, Montlouis-sur-Loire, 37270, France († 1671)
- Elynor (Elinor) Olde, Mawgan In Meneage, Cornwall, England († 1670)
- Johannes Winne de, Okergem, West-Vlaanderen, België († 1657)
- Anna Scheurweghens, Reet († 1663)
Died on Friday February 17, 1612
- Ernest Onbekend (57)
- Ernest von WITTELSBACH (de Bavière) Prince-évêque de Liège de 1581 à 1612, évêque de Freising, d'Hildesheim et de Munster, archevêque-électeur de Cologne en 1583, prince-abbé de Stavelot en 1581 (57), Arnsberg, Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie, Allemagne
- Ernst, von WITTELSBACH (57)
- Ernest van Beieren (57), Arnsberg, Noordrijn-Westfalen, D
- Ernst of BAVARIA (57), Arnsberg, Eichstätt, Bavaria, Germany
- Ernst, Prince of Bavaria [[Ch-Wikibio]] sss (57), Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Ernst van Wittelsbach Keurvorst en Aartsbisschop van Keulen (57), Arnsberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Ernst v.Bayern (57), Arnsberg
- Ernst von Bayern (57), Arnsberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Allemagne
- Ernst VON BAVARIA (57), Arnsberg, Cologne, Germany
Born on February 17
- 1490 » Charles III, duke of Bourbon († 1527)
- 1519 » Francis, French Grand Chamberlain († 1563)
- 1524 » Charles de Lorraine, French cardinal († 1574)
- 1646 » Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist († 1714)
- 1653 » Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer († 1713)
- 1723 » Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic († 1762)
- 1740 » Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and meteorologist († 1799)
- 1752 » Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German author and playwright († 1831)
- 1754 » Nicolas Baudin, French cartographer and explorer († 1803)
- 1758 » John Pinkerton, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian († 1826)
Died on February 17
- 1500 » Adolph, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst, German noble (b. before 1463)
- 1600 » Giordano Bruno, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (b. 1548)
- 1609 » Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)
- 1624 » Juan de Mariana, Spanish priest and historian (b. 1536)
- 1659 » Abel Servien, French politician, French Minister of Finance (b. 1593)
- 1673 » Molière, French actor and playwright (b. 1622)
- 1680 » Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (b. 1599)
- 1680 » Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist, zoologist, and entomologist (b. 1637)
- 1715 » Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist (b. 1646)
- 1732 » Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (b. 1669)
Names that were popular for boys in 1612
Names that were popular for girls in 1612
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1612
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- April 13 » Miyamoto Musashi defeats Sasaki Kojirō at Funajima island.
- August 18 » The trial of the Pendle witches, one of England's most famous witch trials, begins at Lancaster Assizes.
- August 19 » The "Samlesbury witches", three women from the Lancashire village of Samlesbury, England, are put on trial, accused of practicing witchcraft, one of the most famous witch trials in British history.
- September 8 » The foundation day in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil.
- November 1 » During the Time of Troubles, Polish troops are expelled from Moscow's Kitay-gorod by Russian troops under the command of Dmitry Pozharsky (22 October O.S.).
- November 29 » The Battle of Swally takes place, which loosens the Portuguese Empire's hold on India.